The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-15

W r.vss New. OIL June 18th,
hss' be known. or it seems to
!,, uT that prohibitio9ln. was at
Eo''1 cnco before in Texas a. a
Cd ,ro our attention was re.
reaa''"I, 10 the following statute.
renamed III force for two
.eatIArINc AND RESTRICT
L. The SALE OF srIRirror'
Liquors.
lie it enacted by tho legis-
,,tr state of Texas, that from
The massage of this act there
o. M more license issued or
% g,o any person or firm in this
Gu n,,Sotiing said person or firm
'utT,tuous or vinous liquors in
'Pm',i,y than one quart from and
. aan, tir. Monday of August next
WV majority of the qualified cleo
,u At au election 10 be held
'ns ,'nrpo.c u provided in the
LII section VI tn'7 ~ Che' 'ueIr
\. in favor OF the sr"n'irs such
pc That it snail be the duty Of
,rernor to order an election to
IA in each and every county in
,te % determine whether or
sale of spirituous or vinous
in less quantity than one
.boll be abolished or continued;
election shall be held OH the
Zlordsy in August next. and re.
made as in all elections for
ronicers. and the vote shall be
AGAINST SAID license; and it,.
,ouptin9 the votes thus cs>tsnd
mod. there shall be found TO be n
,ty of votes cast for the license.
and in that case license may is.
mon proper application to any
.s6 or firm, as heretofore, 20 sell
,gous or vinous liquor in less
s,iy than one quart; but il ma
u votes SO cast shall vote
rthc liCcns g, then there shall be
m license issucd to auy person
TO sell rs aforesaid.
3. That in the event of an cleo.
4 being held in any county or cCuu.
I nthe manner and tor the purpose
krtlonci in the second section OF
4 act. aud decided in favor of the
np,e. II shall be the duty of the
net Justice Ct any county 80 voting
oon The petition of any fifty person,
~ the sge of II years and citizen.
n said county, to order u -econd
ELTON, for said purpose, as directed
Bald second section of this act. al
\ time after one year from any for
u lection for sand purpose, and il
Ia!d election - majority of the votes
4 shall be found 10 have been cast
liu,, said license, then there shal
BE- more license granted or issued
Jaw person or firm to sell spirituou,
Tinous liquors in less quantity than
quart in said county.
&c. 4. That any person or fra
sting the provisions of this ac'
l be guilty of an oilensc and b,
ect to n fine Of not less than Slt
more than $50 for each and every
lse so committed, recoverable be
any court of competent iurisdic-
of the same, and said fine, wheI
elected, shall be paid over to th'
nty treas urer Tor the use of tn,
u,v where said oflense vas com
lied.
Passed February IL, 1854.
This law was repealed by net Of the
,islaiure of date February ., $50
lien re-adopted the license ant
pom system of retailing spirituou'
yinous liquors which mad pre-
lsIy existed. The present cham
u OF the prohibition amendment
,e war upon the saloons, aud il
Id seem from the scope of thoii
lments that If the state could
abolish the saloons that the tri-
h OF the prohibition cause would
and we would be hap
eople.
10 fact is, the saloon system wa,
ished in Texas by the above acj
'cbruary II, 1854, and we have
! told by those who lived here
ny thet period that from Angus
81, 10 February >, 1886, there wa
'ctailliquor saloon in all Texas
t the people of this good -tatC
the quart law, and every ma
desired n toddy had to buy ,
TT, and that whisky (rot gutG
wa, sold at every cross road il
state, and that there wa, more
Nkennc.S and denomination re
lug to the people OF the state
n had previously existed undo